Dream : re-imagining progressive politics in an age of fantasy / Stephen Duncombe.
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New York :
New Press ; Distributed by W.W. Norton,
c2007.
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Format: | Book |
Summary: | "What do Paris Hilton, Grand Theft Auto, Las Vegas, and a McDonald's commercial have in common with progressive politics? Not much. And, as Stephen Duncombe brilliantly argues, this is part of what's wrong. According to Duncombe, culture - and popular fantasy - can help us define and actualize a new political aesthetic: a kind of dreampolitik, created not simply to further existing progressive political agendas but to help us imagine new ones." "Dream makes the case for a political strategy that embraces a new set of tools. Although fantasy and spectacle have become the lingua franca of our time, Duncombe points out that liberals continue to depend upon sober reason to guide them. Instead, they need to learn how to communicate in today's spectacular vernacular - not merely as a tactic but as a new way of thinking about and acting out politics."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Physical Description: | x, 230 p. ; 20 cm. |
Notes: | Bib#: 1117818 |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Language: | English |
ISBN: | 1595580492 9781595580498 |
Bib#: | 1117818 |